3-Recent American Poets
July 17 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
We will discuss four contemporary poets who have received major awards and the admiration of their peers: Dorianne Laux marvels at her mother’s ordinary life; Cathy Linh Che reflects upon her Vietnamese family via Apocalypse Now; Patricia Smith brings the power of spoken-word poetry to the page; and Richard Siken attempts to recover memory and identity after his stroke.